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l Letters Patent No. 50,856, dated January 1, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN TAGS 0R LABELS..

'lO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, N. H. BRUCE, of Forge Village, Westford', in thecounty of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new andimproved or Label-Card; and I do hereby declare' that the following is afull, clealgand exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming Ipart of th'is specification.

The present invention relates to tags or label-cards, such as areattached to bundles, packages, bags,and other articles, by means ofastring or cord or other equivalent line; and it consists in a novelmanner of securing the cord or line to the tag, which is accomplished.by nipping and fastening the cord in a hollow tube or case,

made of metal or other material which will not be torn or cut by thecord if the cord is pulled, which tube orV case is secured to the cardor tag at-one of its ends by folding such end over the same, and glueingor otherwise cementing or securing the 'Whole together, suitable holesbeing made in the edge of the overlapped portion for the ends of thecord or other string vto pass through, for use in tying the label to abundle, bag, or other parcel or article. i

In the accompanying plate of drawings my improvement in tags,label-cards, etc., is illustrated- Figure 1 being a view of a tag orlabel-card broken out or away at the proper point to show my manner of4fastening a cord to it; and l Figure 2, a section taken in the directionof the length of the tag, and in the plane of theli-ne x x, iig. 1.

Similar letters of reference vindicate like parts.

Ain the drawings represents the tag or label-card, which may be made ofpaper, card-board, or any other suitable material therefor, andl of anydesired size and shape. One end, B, of this tag is folded over upon the'main portion, C, where, by means of cement, glue, or other suitableadhesive material, it is securedwith a metallic tube or case, D, in andbetween the layers. Through this tube or oase, D, previous to itsattachment tothe label-card as above stated, a cord, string, or otherline, F, is. passed or drawn, so as t0 project from each end ofV thesame, which cord is secured therein by nipping thetube,J or in any otherproper manner. This cord, when the tube is secured to the label-card,passes through suitable apertures, a, made in the folded edge E of thesame, so as to be free for tying the card to a bundle, or package, orbag, or other parcel or article. By

securing the cord in a metallic casing or tube, D, which tube isattached to the tag or label-card, the breaking, I

tearing,A or cutting away of the material of which the tag is made,(which is usually paper, card-board, and other similar materials,) bythe cord or string is entirely obviated, as the string acts upon themetallic tube in lieu of Ipon the paper, etc., thus producing a moreserviceable, durable, and better tag or label-card than any hereto- 'ireused,` as is obvious without any further explanation. The tube or casingfor the string or cord may befof rions shapes and sizes, and therefore Ido not intend to limit myself to any one particular size or shape for hesaine, norl to any one particular material of which it maybe made, itbeing only necessary to use a material for the same that cannot be cut'or torn by the string orcord employed.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A tag having acord or string, 'or its equivalent, secured to it bypassing such cordthrough a metallic tube or casing, or its equivalent, attached to thetag, substantially as and for the purpose described.

The above specification of my invention signed by me this 31st day ofAugust, 1866.

' l N. H. BRUCE.

Witnesses WM. F. McNnMAnA, Armani' W. Bnown.

